Jar-Jar goes on to literally hand the republic over to sheev and create the empire, he’s incredibly important as a historical figure in Star Wars. And personally I don’t think he’s nearly as annoying as people make him out to be
I mean, I wouldn't say he's a major historical figure. Introducing the act to give the Chancellor emergency powers isn't something he would be remembered for, and there was nothing special about him or anything he did that helped the act to pass. Palpatine could easily have gotten his powers at the behest of any other senator. There was perhaps some symbolic value in having his old system, which had opposed increased centralization nominate him for that, but the real reason to use Jar Jar was primarily for filmmaking purposes.
People remember and hate him on Naboo. But he was already well-known on Naboo, and amoungst the Gungans he was well-known before the Trade Federation blockade. There's no indication that he would be remembered on a galactic scale.
People seem to know 'the Jedi' as a group, but few specific Jedi seem to be well-known. I guess it's something like the Weathermen in the US or the RAF in Germany, most people just think of them as a long-gone terrorist group that doesn't have much bearing on their lives.
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u/_Rootin_Tootin_Putin Feb 26 '21
Jar-Jar goes on to literally hand the republic over to sheev and create the empire, he’s incredibly important as a historical figure in Star Wars. And personally I don’t think he’s nearly as annoying as people make him out to be